This book contains the lessons learned from the Do No Harm Project over the past twenty years. These lessons are largely techniques that allow practitioners to work in complex environments with confidence and effectiveness.Key Findings: The six overarching lessons learned by the Do No Harm Project form the basis of understanding how interventions have impacts. They outline the ...» more
Library
This e-library contains more than 4500 external publications on governance, social development, conflict and humanitarian issues. It includes academic and grey literature selected for its basis in good quality research and coverage of a range of perspectives. Policy-oriented summaries of each document are provided, plus links to the full text.
World Development Report 2015: Mind, Society, and Behavior
Every policy makes assumptions about human behaviour. Public policy typically subsidises and publicises activities worth encouraging and taxes those to be discouraged. Underlying this approach is the notion that human behaviour arises from “rational” choice: individuals carefully weigh their choices, consider all readily available information, and make decisions on their own. ...» more
Policy advocacy for women’s unpaid care work: comparing approaches and strategies in Nepal and Nigeria
This article focuses on policy advocacy programmes in Nepal and Nigeria, instigated by ActionAid International with local women's rights organisations and non-government organisations, and supported by the Institute of Development Studies, UK. These programmes aimed to challenge women's unequal responsibility for care work and to influence policymakers to understand the ...» more
Transforming gender roles in domestic and caregiving work: preliminary findings from engaging fathers in maternal, newborn, and child health in Rwanda
This article draws on Promundo and RWAMREC's programmatic experiences in Rwanda of implementing MenCare+, a gender transformative approach to engaging young and adult men (ages 15–35) in caregiving, maternal, newborn, and child health, and sexual and reproductive health and rights. The paper presents initial results from fathers' groups with more than 600 men, including the ...» more
World Survey on the Role of Women in Development 2014: Gender equality and sustainable development
This World Survey focuses on gender equality and sustainable development, with highlights on the green economy and care work, food security, population dynamics, and investments for gender-responsive sustainable development. The report uses three criteria to assess whether policy actions and investments for sustainable development adequately address gender equality. Do they ...» more